Ironing-table.



PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906 T. L. NBLMS. IRONING TABLE. APPLICATION TILED JUNE 9, 19 06.

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THOMAS L. NELMS, OF SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES F.

PAGE, OF SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA.

IIRONING-TABLEY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 9, 1905. Serial No. 264,451.

Patented March 20, 1906.

T at whom it may concern.-

Be' it known that I, THOMAS L. N ELMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spartanburg, in the county of Spartanburg and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and useful Ironing-Table, of which the following is a specification.

ards or tables, and has for its object to improvethe construction and increase theefliciency and utility of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view,which will appear as the nature of the invention is This invention relates to foldable ironingbetter understood, the same, consists in cer-' departing from the rincipleof the invention or sacrificing any 0 its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is,

a pers eotive view of the improved device in exten ed position with a portion of the ironing-board broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device in folded position. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail illustrating the manner of constructing the bracket members.

end standardsand hinging the same to the The improved device comprises two stand- "leg portions, represented, respec tively, at 10 11 and preferably in X form and connected at the upper ends by cleats 12 13 and near the lower ends by otherv cleats 14 15.

Extending between the standards 10 11 is a bracket member'formed of a longitudinal rail 16, vertical end members 17 18, and angularly-dis osed braces 19 20, the vertical members eing disposed between the end cleats and adjacent to the standards. The ends of the I for swinging upon pins projecting down- Iny own I have hereto verticalmembers are supported I wardly from the cleats 12 13 andupwardly from'the ,cleats 14 15, one of the upper pins being indicated at 21 and one of the lower pins being represented at 22 in Fig. 3. l The upper pins are extended through the upper I cleats 12 13 and project above the same, as

represented at 23, to form studs to enter ap- 'ertures 24 in the lower surface of the ironingin position, as hereinafterexplained. By this arrangement the standards or leg mem- .board '25 and support the same detachably bers are freeto swing upon the bracket member for foldingparallel thereto when not in use, as in Fig.2.

Hooks 26 27 are attached to the lower cleat members 14 15 for engaging eyes 28 29 upon the horizontal bracket member 16 for holding the legor standard members at right angles to the bracket member when the device is to be used, and thus forming a support for the board 25, as in Fig. 1.

Attached to the standard members are loops 30 31, through which the board 25 is passed when not in use, as in Fig; 2.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured, and of an desired size or material and will be found veryuseful and convenient for the purposes described.

Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed is r In an ironing-table, a longitudinally-extending bracket, end standards swinging from said bracket andhaving vertically extending loops upon theouter faces, means for detachably locking said end standards from movement upon said bracket, and an ironing-board adapted "to be supported upon said standards when the same are in unfolded position and to be thrust through said loops when the standards are in folded position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 'afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

' THOS. L. NELMS.

Witnesses:

J. W. N ASH, J. BROADUS KNIGHT 

